Seems like the shop may have been hoping for iust that. I doubt they were helping the op to assure the vehicle was totaled.Too bad the shop didn’t low ball everything and then get you back into a totaled vehicle...
well, that had some time and materials in that already.
Yes - I was bummed and surprised to hear this as well! I had a great buying experience but of course it was tougher because it's really important to capture as much up front depreciation with an outgoing model like the '19 Explorers. I took my dealer below invoice, took their holdback, all rebates, and also didn't pay for dealer adds. But they did know I wanted the only Platinum trim white with ceramic interior and bench (which is the rarest of all those options, oddly to me). I was hinting that I'd be fine with the black version at a competitor but wasn't willing to push much further although I might have been able to. They were very honest with me, at least to the degree I find mimimally acceptable (another dealer lied to me about what invoice price means and about their dealer adds - I swore I wouldn't buy from them - and they were the Costco dealer). Some dealers might not be so willing to discount which I agree would be really frustrating at this point in the life cycle.So you said "worst buying experience...." was this for the replacement or for the now totaled one? If the replacement, they knew they had a captive audience with an insurance payout and dropping national inventory" Sorry to hear this.
Yes - I was bummed and surprised to hear this as well! I had a great buying experience but of course it was tougher because it's really important to capture as much up front depreciation with an outgoing model like the '19 Explorers. I took my dealer below invoice, took their holdback, all rebates, and also didn't pay for dealer adds. But they did know I wanted the only Platinum trim white with ceramic interior and bench (which is the rarest of all those options, oddly to me). I was hinting that I'd be fine with the black version at a competitor but wasn't willing to push much further although I might have been able to. They were very honest with me, at least to the degree I find mimimally acceptable (another dealer lied to me about what invoice price means and about their dealer adds - I swore I wouldn't buy from them - and they were the Costco dealer). Some dealers might not be so willing to discount which I agree would be really frustrating at this point in the life cycle.
They simply wouldn’t have gotten a dollar of my money.
Agree 100%. Thats just ridiculous what they did.They simply wouldn’t have gotten a dollar of my money.
So, they were well on their way to repairing the car, huh? Who would've thunk it? I guess you should've taken it to a better shop that was so busy they were turning away work. Maybe then they wouldn't have even had a chance to look at it, let alone do about half the work to repair it in such a short time. Oh, and you probably should have kept driving it while you waited for your repair appt. Or, so I heard anyway....For sure. The hood and roof had already been replaced and a lot of the dents on the sides had been worked on not to mention the hatch that isnt in the pic.
And the benefit would be what? He’d have a junked vehicle to drive for a short period of time?So, they were well on their way to repairing the car, huh? Who would've thunk it? I guess you should've taken it to a better shop that was so busy they were turning away work. Maybe then they wouldn't have even had a chance to look at it, let alone do about half the work to repair it in such a short time. Oh, and you probably should have kept driving it while you waited for your repair appt. Or, so I heard anyway....
I was referring to the "formula" that was previously mentioned as a guaranteed slam dunk way to handle a vehicle that needs to be totalled. Not sure what you are talking about.And the benefit would be what? He’d have a junked vehicle to drive for a short period of time?
From what you quoted there was no telling what exactly you were talking about. I made a guess based on what you replied. Also pretty sure the words “guaranteed” and “slam dunk” were never used in this thread. So, now I’m the one who is not sure what you are talking about. The car was totaled, as it should have been. “Moving the goalposts” at a later date surely failed, and didn’t work out for this shop. Good for them.I was referring to the "formula" that was previously mentioned as a guaranteed slam dunk way to handle a vehicle that needs to be totalled. Not sure what you are talking about.
Part sarcasm. Part hyperbole. I'm not writing a dissertation for university.From what you quoted there was no telling what exactly you were talking about. I made a guess based on what you replied. Also pretty sure the words “guaranteed” and “slam dunk” were never used in this thread. So, now I’m the one who is not sure what you are talking about. The car was totaled, as it should have been. “Moving the goalposts” at a later date surely failed, and didn’t work out for this shop. Good for them.